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Seacliff Mental Hospital: The Musical
In 1942, 37 women died in a fire at Seacliff Mental Hospital just north of Dunedin. Until the Ballantynes fire in Christchurch a few years later, it was New Zealand's worst fire disaster. Playwright… Audio
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The Morepork - Part 9
27 Nov 2015Unnatural Selection (Pt 1) The Morepork swoops in and (in the words of Elvis Presley) finds himself caught in a trap. Engineered by Phil Benge Produced by Duncan Smith Audio
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Funny Business - Jimmy Carr
He is one of the world's funny men. He is hardly off the tele in the UK and more than one-and-a-half million people have seen him perform live. He is the outrageous stand-up comedian, Jimmy Carr. And… Audio
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Theatre - Naomi van den Broek
Naomi van den Broek has been to see Mary Poppins at the Court Theatre. Audio
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The Plight of Elephants
The Elephant Thief, which is set in the future, is written by Jacob Rajan, who for the first time won't be performing in an Indian Ink production. There are many including Krishnan's Dairy, Kiss the… Audio
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The Morepork - Part 8
20 Nov 2015The Sound of Sickness (Pt 2) by Andy James The Morepork battles the riffing rogue whose jazzy jamming is bringing the capital to a stand still. Engineered by Phil Benge Produced by Duncan Smith Audio
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Swords, sex and sibling rivalries, the 'James Plays' come to NZ
As a political thriller goes it's a classic plot: power plays, scandal, betrayals, and a star in the ascendant. Award-winning playwright, Rona Munro's historic 'James Plays', which are coming to the… Video, Audio, Gallery
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The Morepork - Part 7
The Sound of Sickness Pt 1 by Andy James A juke jiving jazzer is hatching an earworm epidemic. Audio
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Sam Mannering
Auckland's Silo Theatre is putting on a play about the classic cooking duo Hudson and Halls at the Herald Theatre at the moment. Part of the show's run includes a Hudson and Halls dinner experience on… Audio
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Eli Kent: 'Peer Gynt Recycled'
Playwright Eli Kent's latest work 'Peer Gynt Recycled' premieres this weekend with the Auckland Theatre Company. He talks about his inspiration: Henrik Ibsen. Audio
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Theatre - Craig Beardsworth
'All Our Sons' by Witi Ihimaera - currently being performed at Circa Theatre. Audio
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Jo Randerson: RAD Talks
RAD Talks is the Barbarian Productions contribution to this year's LitCrawl Festival in Wellington. Director Jo Randerson talks about the idea behind it. Audio
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Bruce Gladwin: audiences and disability
Artistic director of Back to Back Theatre, an Australian company driven by an ensemble of actors perceived to have intellectual disabilities. Its award-winning shows have toured to over 70 cities in… Audio
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The Morepork - Part 6
Side-kicked to the Curb. What do Split Enz, the Kakapo Kid, Pukeko lass and Hector the Dolphin have in common..? Easy, they feature in this episode of The Morepork. Audio
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Carla van Zon: Auckland Arts Festival 2016
The 2016 Auckland Arts Festival programme is out now. Artistic director Carla van Zon previews some of the highlights from next year's lineup. Audio